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2005-06 regular season

Capitals at Thrashers

🗓 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Capitals beat Thrashers 6–5 in a shootout on December 22, 2005.

WSH – ATL
37–34
Shots on goal
3/8–3/9
Power play
20–22
Hits
9–10
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐦 ATL
Marian Hossa
1 G, 4 A
3 shots · 24:26 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 3 A
8 shots · 20:45 TOI
3rd star 🐦 ATL
Marc Savard
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 25:03 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Jeff Halpern PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:37
Assists: Andrew Cassels, Brian Willsie · beat Michael Garnett
1–0
🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Tying 1st · 06:37
Assists: Marc Savard, Marian Hossa · beat Brent Johnson
1–1
🦅 Brooks Laich Go-ahead 1st · 11:38
Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Alex Ovechkin · beat Michael Garnett
2–1
🐦 Vyacheslav Kozlov PP Tying 1st · 13:08
Assists: Marian Hossa, Marc Savard · beat Brent Johnson
2–2
🐦 Marc Savard PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:57
Assists: Ronald Petrovicky, Marian Hossa · beat Brent Johnson
2–3
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 2nd · 05:04
Assists: Jamie Heward, Mathieu Biron · beat Michael Garnett
3–3
🦅 Mathieu Biron PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:03
Assists: Jamie Heward, Alex Ovechkin · beat Michael Garnett
4–3
🦅 Dainius Zubrus 2nd · 16:00
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Michael Garnett
5–3
3rd period
🐦 Andy Sutton PP 3rd · 04:45
Assists: Niclas Havelid, Marian Hossa · beat Brent Johnson
5–4
🐦 Marian Hossa Tying 3rd · 08:29
Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Brent Johnson
5–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Halpern · Zubrus 20:45
L2 Pettinger · Willsie · Clark 15:56
L3 Sutherby · Cassels · Clymer 13:30
L4 Laich · Bradley 10:33
D1 Heward · Witt 26:04
D2 Muir · Morrisonn 19:18
D3 Eminger · Majesky 15:28
D4 Biron 12:03
🐦Thrashers
L1 Kovalchuk · Savard · Hossa 24:26
L2 Kozlov · Holik · Stefan 19:06
L3 Slater · Petrovicky · Vigier 15:27
L4 Stewart · Boulton · Mellanby 3:52
D1 De Vries · Havelid 25:52
D2 Sutton · Modry 23:00
D3 Exelby · Hnidy 11:33

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH ATL🐦
37 Shots on goal 34
3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9
20 Hits 22
9 Blocked shots 10
12 Takeaways 21
6 Giveaways 26
20 Penalty minutes 28
WSH shooting 16.2% (6/37) ATL shooting 14.7% (5/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
29/34
.853 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐦Thrashers
Michael Garnett
32/37
.865 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 10 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 05:04 · 3–3
WSH ATL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-6-1 (12% win rate, 8 games)
Thrashers
Thrashers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 5–3
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Nov 42005 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Oct 82005 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 1–8 Oct 72005 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 7–3 Mar 242004 🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL 2–3 Mar 202004 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 2–2 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Thrashers on December 22, 2005?

Capitals won 6–5 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 6, Thrashers 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Dainius Zubrus, Jeff Halpern, Mathieu Biron.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Andy Sutton, Ilya Kovalchuk, Marc Savard, Marian Hossa, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Michael Garnett made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

What is the Capitals vs Thrashers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 18 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–4
🐦 Thrashers
BeforeDec 17 🐆FLA @ 🐦ATL 1–2 AfterDec 23 🐦ATL @ 😈NJD 1–0
Also on December 22
🏛️OTT 3–4 🔔PHI ⚔️BUF 1–4 🐆FLA 🍁TOR 1–4 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 2–4 🗽NYR 🌲MIN 3–4 🏔️COL 🦈SJS 1–2 🌵PHX
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